How did Rewind begin?

Having been involved in a jail and prison ministry for several years, Larry and Patti Refsland became painfully aware of the high rate of recidivism and relapse of addicts/alcoholics. They began to research the reasons for this and identified the most common “cracks” that people tend to fall through. Based on that information, they decided to start a transitional house that would include a process to fill in those cracks.

Rewind became a legal entity in November 2004. A trial version of the program started about 18 months earlier in Perham.

The founders are no longer involved in the program, but remain promoters through their ongoing jail ministry efforts in several counties.

From there, the program slowly but surely grew with the support of key individuals that came along at just the right time.

In 2007 Rewind began offering Outpatient services.
In 2012 the Outpatient facility was built.
In 2013 the Women's House Program was opened.
In 2024 Rewinds first Recovery House opened.

Larry & Patti Refsland, Founders of Rewind